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Why Blogging Matters

by Ray_anne
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Social Media has pretty much been dissected, why it matters, why Twitter will change the face of business, why all of it is important.  Or, at least, why someone thinks it’s important.  There are many who write on a regular basis – who produce original content consistently, who create thoughtful and meaningful responses to emotionally [...]

February 1, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Exciting Changes to Blogging4Jobs for 2012

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  When I started the blog nearly 5 years ago, I never thought that it would be what it is today.  It’s the foundation of my business and a place where I can pursue my dreams and passions while serving as a creative outlet.  I’ve also come to realize that building a blog takes a [...]

January 3, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Succeed in Doing What is Necessary: There is No Try

by Ray_anne
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I finished my day yesterday unfinished. I know that seems weird but it is, nonetheless, true.  Too many things left to complete.  Too many calls left to make.  Too many tales to tell.  Too little time to do it all in. Is it just me or are the days getting shorter?  I have theory that [...]

December 14, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Right Timing

by Ray_anne
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“Everyone who has been in this industry has had a chance to participate in something very exciting. It is kind of like early steam engines or factories or something. The timing was right for the people who got to do it. And that is a lucky thing…” ~Bill Gates Having spent most of my adult [...]

December 13, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Placed in Learning Moments

by Ray_anne
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Every day, I sit at my computer, typing away, with inspiration looming somewhere…, in the back of my brain? just beyond my finger tips. Question:  Can you force inspiration? Can you nurture it to make it grow or sprout where once there was none? It would be easy for me to say “yes” because I [...]

December 12, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Thinking is the Greatest Torture in the World

by Ray_anne
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“Take charge of your thoughts…” ~Plato Have you ever stood in line at a grocery store and half-listened to the conversations going on around you? Drifting in and out of the myriad of would-be networking at a place of business can take its toll on you and drive you to distraction. One time, I was so [...]

December 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Risk: I Don’t Jump Out of Perfectly Good Airplanes

by Ray_anne
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Are you a risk taker? Do junk bonds seem like a good idea to you? You know, high risk, high yield. My answer ten years ago might have been, “Absolutely not,” fear of loss and no payoff often rule our investments and actions.  And while right now the rules and regulations for raising capital and [...]

December 8, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Almost Dooced. A Social Media Workplace & HR Story.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Since last week when I shared my story about how my personal brand, namely my blog was causing tension between me and my former company, a number of social media and blogging savvy professions have connected with me sharing their personal stories and frustrations with social media both in and outside of the workplace.  It’s [...]

November 18, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A Risk That Paid Off

by Ray_anne
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Four years ago I saw the writing on the wall. My job as a corporate recruiter was at risk. The trickling fall-in of the recession was taking its toll, seemingly one soul at a time. I surveyed the landscape of my gig and realized that, due to the changes that were taking place within my company and on Wall Street, I [...]

November 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Hitting Reset

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Personally as well as professionally October seems to be a time of changes, resets, and renews.  In October 2004, I separated from my first husband and ended our very unhappy marriage.  In October 2009, I left my corporate gig and started out on my own as an entrepreneur.  In October 2010, I changed my focus in [...]

October 31, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

My Sock Drawer, Elmo, & The Week Ahead

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Quite a few of you last week read about my thought process involving blogging burnout and how I’m thinking of hanging up the blog.  In fact,  haven’t blogged since then, and yes the above picture has nothing to do with this blog.  I just thought this picture was funny especially considering the fact I work [...]

October 24, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Should I Hang Up the Blog? Blog Life Crisis.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  I’m not going to lie.  I feel I’m at a turning point in my blogging career.  Truth is I really like writing, but last week I found myself dreaming about the day when I didn’t have to blog.  Yes, I can’t believe it either.  I do realize that I don’t have to do anything [...]

October 18, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Ten Tips For Writing a Better Blog

by Ray_anne
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One thing I have noticed about good bloggers, serial bloggers – they know how to title their posts.  I know the little tricks too and sometimes, I just can’t bring myself to break it down into bullet points or numbered suggestions in order to simply drive traffic.  Maybe it is just driving simple traffic?  Maybe [...]

October 12, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Art of Exposition

by Ray_anne
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It has been two months since I joined Jessica here at Blogging4Jobs.  I spend two to three hours a day formulating, planning, and writing Bonus Track.  It is one of my life’s greatest pleasures.  The biggest reason?  I think because it is a “dusting off of my soul”.  Nothing has brought me more clarity than [...]

September 30, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Asses of Evil

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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I’ve been hacked but not on this blog.  (and no, this is not an invite.)  Three of my own blogs have had some suspicious activity this week alone.  I’m an HR and leadership blogger.  That’s human resources not a coder, designer, or developer.  The cause of the hack after several very long phone calls and [...]

September 2, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Looking for Answers Among the Irresponsible

by Ray_anne
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In 1989, I wrote a letter to our local newspaper, the Herald-Argus.  They had been running a front-page series on Infant Mortality in our county – that it was on  the rise.  The focus on the series was the “new poor” and those who were unable or unwilling to get pre-natal care either due to [...]

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